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Glen
Experienced Roboteer
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 9481
Location: Where you least expect
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WELL. i haven't tried to cad it yet, but my thoughts were that yeah, the spokes and part of the rim could be machined in the Z axis such that it balances the one tooth disk more effectively.
Its a giant waste of KE doing it the way i currently am, because you need so much counterweight added closer to the center. If it's dished out properly, then most of that weight can stay in the rim.
Pretty tricky to explain, i'll have to draw it out when i get bored
With the right design i don't think mobility will be too bad. Half demons problem is when it lifts up, it takes both wheels off the ground because it lifts up on the side of the frame, so it has nearly zero friction on the ground and does a few circles before the wheel hits the ground and it can drive again.
That and the weapon shaft height is really high up versus its wheelbase. The current version is just making the most of a really crap design
I have an inkling with a good weight balance, having the wheels further back and a wide-ish wheelbase would make a vertical spinner that steers much much better. The vertical spinner Angus made drove a million times better with that setup than mine ever has lol!
Could make a mockup of it anyway to test the drivability side of things anyways once you get a basic design penned down and work out the internals.
To be honest i dont know what would be good for lightweight drives. Dewalts would have the power, but i reckon they'd fall apart. What about those CIM motors they use in FIRST robots? i don't think they are that huge _________________ www.demon50s.com - Minimoto parts
http://www.youtube.com/user/HyzerGlen - Videoooozzz
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